Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-04
Women I'm Public Life Who
Know Nothing II
Public Affairs.
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nEyN MnelgfnGton te&seK 20 tks Iasp<
Bemefrat. are lately star ~ ne 10
eosi4ty. The Misses Caldwell, VIA gave
fH001e 10 fonnd & Cetboile uniFstaiiy
a Washinetsn, bad ne nfst Cardinal
dlnnef. And Tuesday night NJ. osoaRe
Hanaroft dried the Casdipal 10 honof
Of lis arsaddsuahieF's bfrthdag. Mis-
8axanne Bannr n 49, fora a5so d. bar
mother bsiDe French, ana 10 . zssigas
Oafhnlia. Waen etc eAma hffs SEQ
years SEQ ahs hardly egcks : word -
Rsaiisa, bus u now quite - home 10 shs
toaaus, althsueh her seesnt and oeea
alonal idi9ms ere charming, lbs an
ner fof he Cardinal ess shat ahf
termed q -msB d. nef,' Miss bsner0ff
being fhe oalg lady pEeesot Letter !.
the evening = pumber Of ps0pie dned
he dtnner company, and thsfs uas .
dFaslneFeom full ~ psopis. Cardinal
Gibbons wae aapeFs Ia bic FIoa red
robes II IA ., and wss euFio1sif
matched IL Feet By the Chinese Mtais
ter ia Bis pale slas satin eoat and eosn
II Is net etiqust9s for ladies 70 wear
evening dresses with lOu eofaaRe bAfofs
: Cardinal, 20 thas marty ell sho sans
wore hlab neoksd g0wns. in obedienee
10 the lnsimafion 81 the yguna hosEees.
Cardinals are % rare IN AmeFiesn 20
siesy that this etiqustts Gas not Eene
rails known, and Same Protestant Iaaiee
fornpf o. unwiitlraly vent 10 their fall
bnll dresses, and acme Of Tbs faithful
utald esay because they bad no hiRs
eoans 0uliabie 70 suoh . gathering u
sash q distinguished hoass.
w0MHs NfnNIEs ~ wksHfE0roE.
A g1s5s Democrat letter ssyas Every
Enaiisbnnn and even ths elost stnpid
81 aideay Of Eaelisn womeu, know all
abeat The leaders Of the RoseFnmeut
ana their publis msn, and Marshall
Wilder's fFieks IT mtmiory eonTnlsed
them. S0aisty snd politics have not
reeahed the same stand and npion IN
AHA fyas Rspubiio. sosiely takes great
interest," 10 snosessful efise-assking. bnt
Il 4 nen and not measures thst u ven.
eurea = discuss, sud strange - IL may
esem, not ons AmsFican woman 10 .
Hundred Il ae veil posted, - sell read
and as much Interested 10 the palitics
and aGAiFs Of her own gioFssus 4 pnt .
10. a. svery inIelliesnt middle class
Enelish woman. Any Elgiish woman.
from Dushees 20 lodging house. land
lady, knows al about the government.
the bills bafose Pariiamenf, and has
strong opinions about Giadsto8a. Sails
barr, PssnsIl aud Randolph Churchill,
and can tell you about eoeFal0n rneas-
urea, tha Afghan boundary. Egyptian
bauda, 6ord0n's death and the Bar
mess occupation. question u outside
OF Washington, where the women knog
II By the names and days on their visit
inc Iists, you can And Ia 9 room full Of
Ali
names Of the members Of President
Olexeland'a Cabinet. Lst any one try
ID With the women Of his acquaintance.
Az 70 knowing who or what Randall.
Carlisle, Cax, Ineaila and r imanaa are,
that 10 away IN the clouds beyond thea.
Ask them about Interstate o0mmefAa,
taFin or MoFDon bills. the fishery qaes
tlon OF the ne treaty With China, and
two like Mrs. Logan or Mrs. Morrison
thoroughly posted GA all these things.
bat circumstances have brought knd
forced that knowledge upon them, and
u IL donbtfnl whether they would be
any IN advance Of the mass Of inteili
gent American women had their bus
bands been men 10 private life. For The
reassn OF this deplorable iQnofanos
y
and their disdain Of any interest la the
great measures Of The day. society.
which means women, al the American
capital cannot b. treated 20 the same
kind Of impeFs0nationa and entertain.
nents that appeal 20 L-ndon Society.
nnoDpT AND ssonBIsa RorH.
Ose 81 the screaming safees played
on aocioiy here 10 by . select coaptug
Of people Who have made their money
IN trade elsewhere, and who, haviBe
burned their ships and dFoeped all Of
their anteoedenia ~ far - possible, have
cot up IN bastuess hers as intensely
fashionable and i0exOrably exclusive
To bear one OF them talk Of What they
style "the tradeapeopltn here. one
walld honestly suppoae that they them
selves were Just fpeah and reektns freq.
trade IN eli Of liz most dsviaaa ways.
There ere lots Of men eueseed In huai
nese hefe sho are gentlemen ~ home.
81 least, whton IL more than can be "a
Of the apstafts aud mashFoOma who
infeai society here. honey aad mani
cure do NOS mahe gentlemen.
ooppEssEs on rHn uRx.
TIE art Of pourinR tea 10 . nah
greater mpliahmcnt to . woman
than eas miaht suppose Al the arst
glance. says lstlef % the n . Yssh
Star. she must havs the faculty Of r.
membeFtng nance, must have acquired
that Fepsza Of manner Whish insaFrs Der
against nervous hasts shs shoald b
hFlahf and styAeioas, qaisa ~ what cue
Of our dAiay piutoctsts Gala repertoire.
and Baaa Ia snort, Do ersoions aud
clever. u IL oonsidsred q very married
osmpliment 70 b asksd 10 preside over
The dispeus4tion % sihe cup thai cheers
hut does not inebFiata" There 10 no
bsttsr test IT . vomAn'a manner and
brsediaH tAAn - preside Vish distino-
ton ~ one Of car large tess. Next 10
the datiea q = hossess her Fespshnhili
ties may be said 10 come In snpsFtAnos.
hAve seen . stupid affair a4vtd from
ahsolnls fAiluFe by ihe fascinating and
anhtie way IN which ths hanota were
done b The two lovely b-lngs Who adj
minieteFed the usual restaFatixes OF tea
and e0t1ee. They may often take tAe
Wind oas of che sails % The girls WHO -
uiut h reesivinc and bold . miHaic caufs
Of their euH where Distinguished Dip
lomata, great rcneralS and visiting
celahFtties form aroaad them a. admir-.
kNA ettN4es hAt WANA are always dc
lighted when their beloved chyeesa afp
Invited 70 pour. IL gives then snst 81
f0reiaste OF hsW thetF poesiaie bFidss
wtll lock al the head % their table,
when their several sanslsaentAi ventures
have tnFned out all FiRhG Wee Mss
Bancroft or Miss Nondod are presidisg
tie Chinese Minister and bis saite Al
ways sit d0wn and take their teA With
great gusso, and tue JspAnsse Legation.
/ an quits sare. are net FAR sehiad In
their appreciation. Mss Virginia
Mitchell. 81 Wssi Nifninia, h an0gAeF
trxmeadcue fsSoFiie AZ toe bead - the
tAsle. Ths only difficulty l. that ens
nnde ahe loveiy president a The coEee
urn - charming that utns uasn oat 81
zen Sen't sfcp taihtrg tacg saoaeh 10
drink their eofss. willie efhers "a sld
their threats vita The hot beverage
thteuQh sheer absorption Ia The esafxF.
Pretty Mss wtlsan, the dsnaAteF % sna
Marshal. and eer fFiead Mtss Holiday.
% Mari land. form . combsnassan Al al
nftesnoan tea that \ hewlldeFsne 10 the
croud 81 msaFneFs foe refresAnenss
vho eeestanily hover srssed tnen.
Misa Enoteetta towevef. heAds tie ltst
Of then all % her nssnnsr 81 8aiaH tn
hcncFs ef the lea heFe-e xisicn u
PrascsllAs The fair Puritan 10 Paris